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Why exercise is necessary
I got this little gem and thought I should share it.... Most people involved in weight loss believe that it's all about the calories. If you burn calories more than you take in, you lose weight. If you take in more calories than you can burn, the body gains fat. While this piece of logic may make sense, it is only partly…
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Super Healthy Hot Cereal (one bowl recipe)
1/2c Nature's Three Berries (frozen, from Costco) 2 tbsp ground chia seed (bulk food store) 1 tsp cinnamon, or to taste 1/2c Fibre First Multi-Bran Cereal (President's Choice Blue Menu, or similar) 1/2c pre-cooked Quinoa (also at Costco) 1) put berries and chia into bowl and pour boiling water, covering berries to thaw,…
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NSV: placed 34th out of over 400, mountain bike race
Always have to have a goal. When I was preparing the morning of the race I thought, do I dare set a goal of top 100? I guess I did! For the (Lake to Lake) race, I placed 34th overall out of over 400. I also placed Tenth of 110 in age category 40-49. Time 1:29:15 for the 29km race. This was my goal destination, and I…
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Things I've learned since starting MFP...add yours!
I thought this would be fun if people latch on to this post: Write down one quick phrase, or more, that tells something that you've learned since starting MFP serious or funny. I'll start with two: 1) How crazy it can be that I can eat my regular calories even when I have a big workout. 2) How satisfying it is to have a…
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Sore abs mistaken for hunger
Has anyone ever had unexplained hunger, and then just realized it was just sore abs? I ate my lunch and the calories told me I should be full, but I still felt something like hunger, it was then I realized that if I moved it would hurt more. I did not realize I had so much pain from ab crunches, especially since I didn't…
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How I survived the Super Bowl Party
Just a quick note on how I managed to make it through a Super Bowl Party: The afternoon before it, I biked for over 40 km (hard, as I am a biking guy) and burned 1300 calories, according to my GPS/HRM watch. I had lots of allowance to eat whatever, and still estimate that I had 1000 calories to spare at the end of the day.…
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Off to a roaring start?
Hey I was wondering if anyone else lost a lot of weight in the first week. I set up to lose 1 lb per week and have already lost 3. I suspect it is because: a) I'm set up as sedentary activity, but am a bit more active than that? b) You tend to lose a lot in the beginning and then less later on?
